216 



TRINIDAD. 



or at the rate of 12 '87 dollars per acre ; annual rent or value of 

 houses, 208,987 dollars. This latter valuation cannot be 

 regarded as a correct estimate, since, excepting the dwelling- 

 house, or any house let out for rent, neither the labourers' 

 cottages, nor any other buildings, whether for manufacture, stock, 

 or otherwise, are valued on estates. 



The towns of Port of Spain and San Fernando exhibit the 

 following results : 



PORT OF SPAIN. 1855. 



EXPENDITURE. 



Dols. Cts. 



Streets, scavenging 5,889 19 



repairs 3,319 97 



salaries 2,552 00 



Education schools and li- 

 brary 2,720 00 



Charity Asylum 2,852 73 



Hospital 1,791 14 



Charities 1,564 00 



Vaccine 700 00 



Watch ' 908 65 



Salaries 2,960 00 



Buildings,rent, law-charges, 



&c 8,703 00 



Cholera expenses 4,131 92 



35,033 46 



RECEIPTS. 



Dols. Cts. 



Taxes 14,855 05 



arrears 4,873 90 



Markets 9,067 85 



Real property 2,471 88 



Licenses 1 906 55 



Cemetery 607 32 



Penalties 245 20 



Interest 1,005 72 



38,082 60 



ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS FOR FOUR YEARS, 

 FROM 1851 TO 1854. 



EXPENDITURE. 



Dols. Cts. 



1851 27,513 84 



1852 26,144 65 



1853 32,671 59 



1854 39,504 51 



Average 31,458 65 



Dols. Cts. 



1851 31,368 77 



1852 25,608 02 



1853 36,402 16 



1854 30,057 51 



Average 30,859 11 



The town of Port of Spain is somewhat differently situated 

 from San Fernando and the wards, inasmuch as it does not con- 

 tribute to the maintenance of the general police force ; but, as a 

 compensation, it is not entitled to the spirit licenses and wharf 

 du^a. 



Nota. I have not yet been fortunate enough to procure 

 returns from San Fernando. 



